The Sun reporting on soldier Cheryl James

[Cocolepew]

The report reads like some sort of shitty carry on film.
Cheryl was held captive in a room while a superior officer tried to, or did, rape her. "Romp"? FFS

[lightgreenglass]

That is disgusting. Shame on the Sun, unfortunately they have none.

[StrumpersPlunkett]

Ffs that is hideous

[WomanWithAltitude]

And people claim rape culture isn't real.

[CultureSucksDownWords]

I am not surprised, but still disappointed by this kind of reporting in the Sun. It's hideous.

I don't think we'll ever know exactly what happened to Cheryl James, sadly.

[TheCrowFromBelow]

That's appalling reporting!completely minimising.

[BeyondBootcampsAgain]

"Have his way" honestly, its beyond words.

[BeyondBootcampsAgain]

OT... Why is suicide in quotation marks? I'd understand if it had ju st happened, but surely cause of death was ruled ages ago?

[scallopsrgreat]

I think the coroner's verdict was open wasn't it? That's why it's been reopened because it may not have been suicide but murder/unlawful killing, I think (I haven't been following it closely as I've been away)

[grimbletart]

What do you expect from a paper that has page 3?

[CocktailQueen]

Trying to 'have his way with her'?? Absolutely disgusting reporting. But then, what do you expect from the Sun?

[RustyParker]

It seems to have become quite common to use all sorts of euphemisms to avoid saying what happened, namely "rape". But this is a whole new level of minimisation, like some Benny Hill-esque scene.

[Gothgirl78]

How horrible. Perhaps a complaint about the article may be in order. Ideally feel for her family.

[Gothgirl78]

I meant I really feel for the family.

[SheldonsSpotOnTheCouch]

That's abhorrent. Even for The Sun. I agree that a complaint is in order. How dare they refer to a rape as a romp? Reminds me of that BNPer who likened rape to force-feeding a woman chocolate.

[DrSeussRevived]

"Romp" is horrible.

"Have his way with her" is what the witness (her friend) said in evidence. The Mirror was much
better :

[DrSeussRevived]

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/deepcut-soldier-cheryl-james-locked-7348087

[DrSeussRevived]

Original verdict was open:

www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/teenage-deepcut-soldier-cheryl-james-7334817